New 14.3 kWp + 30kwh battery incoming.
So our residential setup is a bit different to most as we have a small 60sqm holiday let in our grounds which is fed off the same supply and meter. And it’s hard to control how much electric guests use!
last year in the depths of winter, with a (badly tuned) ASHP running and panel rads in the holiday let we. Oils use 130kWh of electric in a day.
So to help keep the prices lower we went out to get some batteries. With the intention of charging up off peak using Octopus Go at 8.25p
In this scenario obviously the more the better but it’s making them cost effective and not doing nothing in summer.
so we settled on 30kWh of batteries. After asking for over 20 quotes we got 3 back! Thankfully a local company look good so we’ve gone with them
With the VAT being a few grand, we then decided we may as well add some solar and pay 0% VAT. We already have 9KwP on the holiday let which works for both that and the house and now we’re adding just over 5kWp to the house.
So it should be a rather nice system. Overall it will be:
9.1kwp East/Weat array
8kW Solis 3 ph inverter
5.2kWp south facing array
10kW hybrid Sunsynk 3ph Inverter
30kWh Sunsynk BYD batteries.
plus
2x Eddi
1x Zappi
1x 14kW Ecodan
We also swapped the panel radiator in the main kitchen:lounge in the holiday let with a 2.5Kw Mitsubishi Air to Air unit. Which is working great for heating. So far the thirsty panel radiators in the bedroom haven’t even been plugged in!
hoping for install of the new solar and batteries in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully the extra solar will help with the autumn/winter/spring output.
250sqm house. 30kWh Sunsynk/Pylontech battery system. 14kWp solar. Ecodan 14kW. BMW iX.
Have you not considered installing a separate electricity meter in the holiday let, with a clause that any usage above a certain amount will be added to the bill?
- 26 Forums
- 2,323 Topics
- 52.1 K Posts
- 438 Online
- 5,979 Members
Join Us!
Podcast Picks
Latest Posts
-
RE: Solis S6-EH1P8K-L-PLUS – Why I Chose It and What I’ve Learned So Far
@batpred I've had a bit of time to look into this to...
By Bash , 15 minutes ago
-
RE: Solar panels on side of house to heat water
I thought you would! When I talked about spending...
By Batpred , 18 minutes ago
-
RE: Flow rate discrepancy between ASHP and manifold
Air release valves dont always work! You are gonna ha...
By JamesPa , 23 minutes ago
-
RE: Replacing my 18 month old Hitachi Yutaki ASHP
Fair enough. I recommend quizzing him to get your mone...
By JamesPa , 1 hour ago
-
RE: Havenwise App Help & Forum Support – Get the Most from Your Heat Pump
@simonwig Thanks for the bump. Not sure why I didn't se...
By HCas , 4 hours ago
-
RE: Are Water Companies Delivering Bricks?!
...which in turn reminds me of a Thelwell cartoon I onc...
By Majordennisbloodnok , 4 hours ago
-
RE: Our journey through Octopus tariffs 2020-2025
I mentioned above "2025 move to Intelligent Go meant ...
By Tim441 , 4 hours ago
-
RE: Testing new controls/monitoring for Midea Clone ASHP
@benson — thank you, that is useful information you hav...
By cathodeRay , 7 hours ago
-
RE: Grant Aerona circulation/system pump staying on
My parameters are: 42 00 = 0 (so the next three value...
By MikeFl , 8 hours ago
-
RE: Electricity price predictions
My apologies. I should've written "The number and dep...
By Transparent , 8 hours ago
-
RE: Help…my NIBE heat pump has faulted again!
If it happens only when it gets cold then it maybe that...
By JamesPa , 9 hours ago
-
RE: Grant Aerona3 - Home Assistant control via Modbus
Has anyone got past this screen to set up the integrati...
By AlanW1212 , 9 hours ago
-
RE: Heat Pump Training vs. Real-World Installation
@lucia have you discoveredfor how green each of our ene...
By Judith , 9 hours ago
-
RE: Diagnostic Data Needed for Repeatedly Failing Tesla Powerwall 3 System
You seem to be on the right track... Installers are rec...
By Batpred , 18 hours ago
-
RE: Should Our Water Circulation Pump Be Configured to Run All The Time?
there's a detect cycle setting (4200) on the old grant ...
By damonc , 20 hours ago
-
RE: Commencing on an ASHP Installation Process
@sheriff-fatman It's also worth highlighting that th...
By Lucia , 21 hours ago
-
RE: Hitachi Yutaki SCombi Heat Pump - Owners
. It does but, unless there has been a firmware updat...
By JamesPa , 23 hours ago
-
RE: Help me keep the faith with my air source heat pump installation
Yesterday it was chilly and the cosy6 had a Cop of 4.3 ...
By AgentGeorge , 1 day ago
-
RE: Solar Power Output – Let’s Compare Generation Figures
@toodles Same here! This month 187kw.
By Andris , 1 day ago



